At 3 A.M., My Brother Dragged Me Out of My Bedroom While Dad Laughed—He Had No Idea What the Smoke Detector Had Recorded

“I should have said that sooner.”

For a moment, we stood quietly.

Then I took the coat.

“Will you tell Ruth what you remember about the old photograph?”

Elaine nodded.

“Yes.”

I studied her.

“You don’t have to say more than you actually remember.”